Compiled by Jeff Bahr & Anthony Machcinski January New Year’s 2011 literally came in…
Year: 2011
New ‘high-end’ digs coming soon?
By Ron Leir HARRISON – Another real estate project is on the drawing board for…
Cops, Firefighters get X-mas gift
By Ron Leir KEARNY – For cops and firefighters expecting to lose their jobs or to…
The Ups and Downs of 2011
By Lisa Pezzolla As the clock ticks down to the New Year, we all like…
A New Year’s resolution worth keeping
This year, people will make and swiftly break their New Year’s resolutions. It’s hardly surprising given…
News from the Kearny Police blotter
The lucrative business of illegal scrapping got four Newark men arrested in Kearny on December 14.…
Harrison Police Blotter
Dec. 19 Someone pried out the driver’s side door lock to a 1999 Ford van while…
Entertainment Year In Review
By Anthony J. Machcinski From rock to rap and from paper to canvas, this area…
Readers spread holiday cheer
In the December 7th edition of The Observer, we asked all of our readers to…
Around town
Belleville Go to the Belleville Public Library’s website at www.bellepl.org to download a wide selection of…
2011: The Year in Sports
Kearny’s Adamek contending for heavyweight crown & Lyndhurst’s Rono capturing two gold medals top local sports…
Building good Karma
We have all heard wise people preach that the things we do today are like the…
There really are ways to dig out of debt steadily
Neither a borrower nor a lender be; for loan often losses both itself and friend,…
Obituaries
Gertrude DiElmo Gertrude DiElmo, 93, died on Dec. 18. Born in South Orange, she lived in…
Christmas Angels spread holiday cheer
By Anthony J. Machcinski Harrison- With all of the economic hardships that area families face…
Beautifying Bloomfield – one overpass at a time
By Jeff Bahr Harrison- How do you turn a utilitarian crossing into a colorful celebration…
Library marks centennial anniversary
By Ron Leir HARRISON – There was a lot of gabbing going on Thursday…
Will empty classrooms become new apartments?
By Ron Leir BELLEVILLE — A 90-year-old school building whose classrooms have been empty since…
Best gift any writer can get
I know that, in general, Thanksgiving is the holiday where everyone is thankful for something. However,…
We’ve got mail
Holiday Safety Tips Retired New Jersey State Trooper Captain and former Sheriff of Hudson County Juan…
Woman’s wish to help needy Harrison families
By Anthony Machcinski Back in October, The Observer ran a contest in which the winner…
‘Kids are the losers,’ says BOE head
By Ron Leir LYNDHURST – A second try this year to get township voters to…
Decorations proclaim: ‘Happy Noel’
By Anthony J. Machcinski While the economy, bad weather, and busy schedules have done their…
Booze, drugs factored in crashes
Around 11:00 p.m. on Dec. 8, Officers Ben Wuelfing and Joe Martin responded to a motor…
Around Town
Belleville Belleville Elks will sponsor a special Type O blood drive on Wednesday, Dec. 26. The…
Lyndhurst boys’ hoops looking to capitalize on football success
By Jim Hague The Lyndhurst boys’ basketball team won only six games a year ago,…
Maroon Raider grapplers capture their own holiday tournament
By Jim Hague The Nutley High School wrestling team opened action last Saturday, playing host…
Harrison girls’ basketball squad opens season with solid win over Becton
By Jim Hague The Harrison girls’ basketball team opened up the 2011-2012 season in grand…
Look Who’s Talking
Have you ever experienced a voice from within that tells you to do things in a…